Rumble-seat top



March 1931- E. SIBLEY 1,797,2(17

RUMBLE SEAT 10 v Filed Feb. 12; 1i'929 2 s he etyshee t 1 IN V EN TOR. ffl/Yfl 5/5LEY BY (if E ATTORNEYS.

WI 77VE$5 March 17, 1931. slBLEY 1,797,207

RUMBLE SEAT TOP Filed Feb. 12, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

mr/vsss W 01m SIBLgY BY y Patented Mar. 17, 1.93.1 v

e V V 1 7E912 EDNA SIBLEY, or KNOX CITY'QTEXAYSI fItUfiBLE-SEAT for f 'when notdesired to usethe rumble seat,

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I leeb h rumble s a wh h b k' i 'glosed positio i:; I H Th" inv enti n r ha's for p a still further ohh shall be cap able oflbeing manufactured and; sold" at avco'mp aratively low cost, 7

the foregoing and other objects in fi ewthe n ture o whic w l pp a as the descriptionproceeds, the invention consists in theeonstruction, combination and arrange- Inent of pa'rtshereinafter fully, described and l imed, and illust a ed in h a e pa y iilmlwing When im .1

F'g'urel isa iew inside elei ation of a fragmentary "jportion of-j an automobile acq rdeme ii m ii v r igure isayrjw 1n IiLIj QlGYQ tlOIY of the m b le .an ir mble s at t p V gur e;3is atop plan view of theautoinobill fl nd umb e s tbp; I f

' V Figure A is La}; perspective; viewof a "'ifientary portion" ofthe,fra1ne of the top 7 the manner in which the top is-secured to the 'backiof the rumbleseat; V

, t {Figure (ilis a sectional 'ewtaken on the hiii'gedcon ne'ction between the sectionsof the "frame sidebars, and Figure lOfis' a perspectivlefview illustrating the, manner in which the umble; e p and he top of the ioz utomobi e,

Referringindetail ththe drawings I ignates the body, 2 the top and 8 the "boot of eeeutqmebilw th t quipp iufilble seat. A seat of'this kind comprises ippe W th'fa rumble seat top constructed Figur 5' ,perspeCtii7e View illustrating p hl eind f iit dl y 1 6%6 vof Fig e 5 a Figures 17,,181and Qare views illustrating the V l aj waterjtight connection is established be q 7 Eliminatio meareb iai 12, 1929. serial 1%. eegeei.

ab t h 2iv ,wh his inthe boot 3, and a hinged back-i4 iwh-ich when in raised position extends alooy e the boot and which wheninglowered position constitutes a closure forlthe openj'upper side of the boot; The back t is shown in raised positlon, and is supported in this position by braces, one of designated5." e p; o 4 I 4 The. top for the rumble seat ico'mpr ises a frame 6 whichconsists of sidebars or bows 7, a front crossedjbar or bow 8,"a rear-crossbar or bow 9 and an inter nediatelcrossjbar or "bow 10. The sidebars? are of sectional formation, and the sectionsl'l and 7 F thereof are" connected by pivots-'11, s0.astopermitjthe front and, rear portions of-the frame to be folded one. upon theother. Lugs 12 carried by the front ends of theyside'bar sections? and'rec'eivedhy recesses "13 in the'rear e'nds ,of the side .bar sections 7?. serve to prevent the front and rear portions of the'frameti from having, anyrelative downward I HOYGXIIQIIt on the pivots 1 1, Thecross bar 8lis secureidgas at 8, to the side bars 7' at points Yspacedrearwardly fromthe front ends of the side bars.

the braces being shownand I The crossbar 9jhas its ends reduced .and'eX- tended throughthe (rear ends of the sidebars Y 7 and these bars aresecured together bynuts 9 mounted upon the reduced jgelids of the vcross bar and contacting' withthe outer 'l'at- V eral s i'desof the ,side bars. a, The ,cross' bar 10 is secured, as at 10:15am sidebars 7: slightly 7 in're'ar of the piuots 11.. a v r l The frame (iis wider than theruinbleseat, and is long enough to extend from the top-2 to a plane situated rearwardlybeyondthe back 4"of'thevrumbleseat. "The cross barq8 contactswiththerear side'o'f the top-2 and the ends of the sidebars 7 contact with lateral sides of the top in Faplane."situated slightly below the upper side ofthetop. 1 Theends of the side bars"? are secured to the' top 2=by bolts 14', the sidebars? being-proyided with openings 7 for the reception ofthe bolts;

the back'4c of the rumble seat by upright arms or bows 15 v which have their upper ends pivotally connected to the reduced ends of the V The rear end of the frame 6 is supported from i cross bar 9 at points inwardly of the side H being located forwardly of the pivots 11.

bars 7. The arms 15 have inwardly offset lower portions which are removably posie tioned in sockets 16 secured, as at 17, to the rear side of the back 4 of the rumble seat. The sockets 16 are provided in their rear sides [with slots 18 for the reception of bolts 19 carried by and extendingrearwardly from the arms 17. Nuts 20 provided with handles 21 and mounted on the bolts 19 in contact with sockets 16, serve to firmly secure the arms to the sockets. tional formation. The sections of the arms 15 are pivotally' connected, as at 15, to per mit the upper sections to be swung rearwardly but not forwardly with respectto the lower sections. F

Folding "braces or bows 22'which are 'adapted'to break upwardly are pivoted at their front ends to the side bars 7 by bolts 23, the pivotal connection between these parts known material, and are by preference formed integrally. The cover 25 overlies the frame '6, and-it extends downwardly along the lateral sides of the frame. The cover 25 has its front end loopedabove the cross bar 8 and. is secured in looped. form,'as at 25*. The front. ends of the side flaps 25 of the cover 25, are connected to the lateral sides of.

the top 2 by turn buttons 28 The side flaps 25 gradually increase in width in a rearward direction and have concave lower edges. To

permit them to be passed. over the bolts 23,

V the ,side flaps 25. are split asat29, and the flap portions at opposite sides of the splits are connected by turn buttons 30. The rear 7' portions of the side flaps 25 overlap the upper portions of the side curtains 26, and

are secured to the side curtains by turn buttons 31. The lower ends of the side curtains 26 are connected to the boot 3 by turn buttons 32, and the rear edges of these curtains are connected to the back 4 of the rumble seat by turn buttons 33. The rear curtain 27 is provided with'a window 34, and the lower end thereof is connected to the rear side ofjthe back 4 byturn buttons 35. The turn buttons may be of any well known or appropriateconstruction, and if desired separable fasteners of any well known or appropriate buttons. A gasket 36 preferably made from rubber construction may be used in place of the turn and channeled to receive the crossbar Sand that portion of the cover secured about the I bar, contacts with the rear side of the top 2 The arms 15 are of secand establishes a water tight connection between the cover and top. The gasket 36 may be secured to the cross bar 8 in any suitable manner.

To adapt the automobile for the application of the rumble seat top thereto, it is only necessary to secure the bolts 14 and the buttons 28, 32, 33 and 35 to the automobile. As thecover 25 extends from the automobile top to a plane rearwardly beyond the back 4 of therumbleseat, as the rear curtain-27 extends from the rear end of thecover 25 to a point below and rearwardly of the back, and

as the side curtains 26 extend from the rear side of'the" back to'a plane situated considerably forward .of the back, the top will fullyprotect the occupant or occupants of the rumble seat. If desired, the side'curtains 26 may be detached from the boot 3 and therear curtain 27 detached from the back 4 and rolledupin order to admit air to the rumble seat, and any suitable means,

not shown, may be employed-to secure the curtains in raised position. Although the rumble seat top may be readily removed, it is not necessary to remove it in orderto 'prevent the back 4 of the rumble seat to be closed, the pivotal connection of the parts 7, 15 and 22 permitting thistop to be easily and com- 'pactly folded upon the closed- .back of the rumble seat. When, the rumble seat top is folded, it will occupy a position below the window 34, permitting'the driver to clearly observe the traflic in his rear throu h the window. When the rumble seat topis olded,

the upper sections of the arms 15 willbe arranged upon the-lower sections of the arms,

the rear portion of the frame 6 will be arranged upon the folded arm sections, and the frontportion of the frame will be arranged upon the rear portion thereof, as should be apparent. To free the rumble seat top so that it'may be folded, it is only necessary to disconnect the side bars 7 and the cover flaps 25* from the top 2. The rumble seat top may be applied to automobiles having rumble seats arranged at difi'erently inclined positions, due to the manner in which it is connected to the maintop of the automobile. When applied to an automobile having a rumble seat back occupying a greater inclined position than the one shown, the rumble seat topwill support the rumble seat back slightly forward of its normal position without rendering the seat uncomfortable.

While I have described the principle of the invention, together with the structure which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, Iwish it understood that the structure shown is merely illustrative, and

that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the invention as claimed. 7 L

What I claim is:

1. In' combination, an automobile body vll) having atop and a rumble seat a frame extending from the top to a point rearwardly beyond the back of the rumble seat, means I securing the front end of the frame to the 5 top, sockets secured to the back of the rumble seat and provided with slots, arms connected at their upper ends to the rear end of the frame and having their lower ends positioned in the sockets, bolts carried by the arms and .1 1o projecting through the slots of thesockets,

nuts mounted on the bolts and contacting with the sockets, and a cover for the frame.

'2. In combination, an automobile body having a top and a rumble seat, a frame haV- ing side bars embracing and secured to the lateral side walls of the top,. and a cross bar secured to and carried by the side bars for engaging the rear side Wall of the top, arms secured to the back of the rumble seat and to the rear'ends of the side bars, a cover for the frame having its front end secured to the cross bar, and a gasket carried by the cross bar having a front flat face and contacting j with the rear side wall of thetop, the side a bars extending forwardly of saidcross bar. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. EDNA SIBLEY. 

